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                                                                      Exhibit 23


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-52069 and 333-40536) of Old Republic International
Corporation  of our  report  dated  June  22,  2004  relating  to the  financial
statements of Great West Casualty  Company Profit Sharing Plan, which appears in
this Form 11-K (as filed on Form 10-KA).


                                                /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


June 22, 2004
Chicago, Illinois

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